Fly-trap.



J. MANNING.

FLY TRAP.

(Application filed Aug. 7, 1901.) (no Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MANNING, or MAEAfriioN, TEXAS.

FLY-TRAP.

srncrrrcarron forming pastor Letters Patent No. 684,076, dated o'tobe.- s; 1901". Application filed August 7,19l`. Serial No. 71,258. (Numoclel.)

i T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMESMANNING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Marathon, in the county of Brewster and State of Texas, have made certain new and usef-ul Improvements in Fly-Traps, of which the folvlowing is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in iiytraps, and has for an object to provide a simple construction by which the flies may be trapped and caged and then disposed of,.the trap being arranged for adjustment beneath the Window-sash or beneath a {1y-screen or otherwise Within a window, so the flies will be attracted thereto and Will pass into the trapping-chamber and then into the cage; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure lis an elevation of my trap from within a room, the trap being shown in place in a Window-frame and beneath a'WindoW-sash. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on about line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on about line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal section on about line 4 4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is an end view of the cage-section with the door removed. Fig. 6 is a detail vertical cross-section of the trap, and Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view illustrating one of the openings for the passage of the flies.

In carrying out my invention I provide a y-trap which comprises au inner or trapping compartment A and an outer or cage compartment B, composed of the suitable framing and the inner, intermediate, and outer screens C, D, and E. The intermediate screen D forms the outer Wall of the inner compartment and the inner Wall of the outer compartment, and the inner Wall C and the intermediate screen D are both provided with means by which flies may pass from their inner to their outer sides, so the y can pass from the room through the inner screen C to the compartment A and then through the intermediate screen D to the compartment B. In the construction as shown and preferred the screens C and D are made each of a series of strips spaced apart at their edges to provide the slotted openings, Whose Walls slope or converge toward the outer side of the window, so the dies can pass through the Screens C and D in an outward direction, but cannot return. the openings C and D horizontally, as shown in Fig. 1, and to unite the walls of the open- It is preferred to arrange.

ings at intervals by tie-rods or braces' soldered in place, as shown at C2 in Fig. 1, to prevent the Walls from spreading too far and to hold the said Walls in proper position. By this means it Will be seen that the flies may pass from the room through the openings C' into the compartmeut A and may then pass from the compartment A through the openings D/ into the compartment B. In forming the openings C and Dit is preferred to space the adjacent edges of the screen-strips slightly apart to form a passage between them for the dies and to guard saidpassages or openings by the inwardly-deflected strands 3, as best shown in Fig. 7, these strands being lformed by raveling the edges of the screen-sections, thusproducin g the projecting points, which latter are corrugated or bent, because of previously having been woven in the screen. This construction is preferred, because as a ily has an unbending body it, in crawling through the openings, will be prevented from returning after it nas partially passed through. The frame of the trapping-compartment A has its side bars A and A2 projecting laterally, so they will enter the groove in .the Windowframe formed to receive the sash, sol the trap can be conveniently placed in position, as shown in Figs. l and 2, and the side bar A2 is provided at A3 with a door leading to the compartment A, so flies in such compartment can be dumped out. Thisdoor A8 may be similar to the door F of the cage-compartment, which doorF is shown in detail inFig. 4, and it is not thought necessary to more fully illustrate the door A3, asin construction and operation it may be like the door F, which I will now describe.

y The cage-compartment B is provided in its end B' with an opening B2, leading to the compartment B or to the space between the screens D and E, as will be understood from Fig. 2. The door F is fitted to the opening B2 in the end bar B and may be tted therein, as shown in Fig. 4, like a plug, fitting suciently tight to be self-retaining, and yet so it can be conveniently removed when desired. A cross-brace G extends across the opening B2 at about its middle, braces the compartment B at its end, and forms a stop to limit the inward movement of the plugdoor F, as Will be understood from Fig. 4. This brace G is tapered or sloped on its inner side, as will be understood from Fig. 4, so it will not clog in dumping the flics out of the cage-compartment, as will be presently described. The door F in making the trap is preferably formed to project slightly, so it can be readilytrimmed olf, if necessary, to fit in the Window-frame.

Inthe operation of my invention the trap may be placed in the window, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3. The flies Within the room will pass through the openings C' in the inner screen C into the trappingompartment A and then will pass through the openings D' in the intermediate screen D into the cagecompartment B, being retained in both said compartments by the form of the inlet-openings, as before described. When the flies have accumulated in sufficient numbers in the cage-compartment, the trap maybe removed from the window, the illes killed by scalding or otherwise,the door F removed,and the flies dumped out of the end of the trapcompartment. The door F may now be closed and the trap again applied to the Window in position for use, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3.

1. The fly-trap herein described comprising the framing, the inner, intermediate, and outerscreens forming the inner trapping-compartment and the outer cagecompartment,

theinn er and intermediate screens being provided with openings through which the flies may pass in one direction, the frame being provided with lateral ribs to fit in the window-frame and the outer or cage compartment having its end provided with an opening through which the ies may be 4discharged and with a brace crossing such opening at its middle, and the door fitted to said dischargeopening after the fashion of a plug and arranged to be stopped by the cross-brace, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The fly-trap herein described comprising the framing having means by which it may 5 be retained Within a Window and having the inner, intermediate, and outer screens forming the trapping and cage compartment and the inner and intermediate screens having openings through which the flies may pass to 5 the trapping-compartment and thence to the cage-compartment, the latter being provided wit-h a discharge-opening and With a door by which to close the same, substantially as set forth. 6

3. In a {iytrap the combination with the framing, the inner, intermediate, and outer screens forming the trapping and cage compartments, the latter being provided with a discharge-opening and with a brace crossing 6 the same between its ends, and the door tted to said opening and arranged to be stopped in its inner movement bythe said brace, substantially as set forth.

4. A fly-trap arranged to be lapplied to a 7 window and comprising the framing and in-` ner, intermediate and outer parallel screens,- the inner and intermediate screens having openings for the passage of the flies into the trappingcompartment and thence to the cage-V 7 compartment, the latter having a dischargeopening and means for closing the same substantially as set forth.

JAMES MANNING.-

Witnesses:

FRED. CLARK, MARK O. MALMAR. 

